[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 40, Volume 27]
[Revised as ofJuly 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 40CFR461.63]

[Page 533-534]
 
                   TITLE 40--PROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENT
 
         CHAPTER I--ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED)
 
PART 461--BATTERY MANUFACTURING POINT SOURCE CATEGORY--Table of Contents
 
                    Subpart F--Magnesium Subcategory
 
Sec. 461.63  New source performance standards (NSPS).

    (a) The discharge of wastewater pollutants from any new source 
subject to this subpart shall not exceed the standards set forth below:
    (1) Subpart F--Silver Chloride Cathodes--Chemically Reduced--NSPS.

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------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                             Maximum for
       Pollutant or pollutant property         Maximum for     monthly
                                                any 1 day      average
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                Metric units--mg/kg of
                                                   silver processed

                                               English units--pounds per
                                              1,000,000 pounds of silver
                                                       processed
                                             ---------------
Lead........................................         22.93         10.65
Silver......................................         23.75          9.83
Iron........................................         98.28         49.96
TSS.........................................      1,228.5         982.8
COD.........................................      4,095.0       1,999.0
pH..........................................      (\1\)         (\1\)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
\1\ Within the range of 7.5-10.0 at all times.

    (2) Subpart F--Silver Chloride Cathodes--Electrolytic--NSPS.

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                             Maximum for
        Pollutant or pollutant property         Maximum for    monthly
                                                 any 1 day     average
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                 Metric units--mg/kg of
                                                    silver processed

                                                  English units--pounds
                                                 per 1,000,000 pounds of
                                                    silver processed
                                               --------------
Lead..........................................         40.6         18.9
Silver........................................         42.1         17.4
Iron..........................................        174.0         88.5
TSS...........................................      2,175.0      1,740.0
COD...........................................      7,250.0      3,540.0
pH............................................        (\1\)        (\1\)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
\1\ Within the range of 7.5-10.0 at all times.

    (3) Subpart F--Cell Testing--NSPS.

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                             Maximum for
        Pollutant or pollutant property         Maximum for    monthly
                                                 any 1 day     average
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                 Metric units--mg/kg of
                                                     cells produced

                                                  English units--pounds
                                                 per 1,000,000 pounds of
                                                     cells produced
                                               --------------
Lead..........................................         19.5         7.89
Silver........................................         15.3         6.31
Iron..........................................         63.1         32.1
TSS...........................................        789.0        631.2
COD...........................................      2,630.0      1,290.0
pH............................................        (\1\)        (\1\)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
\1\ Within the range of 7.5-10.0 at all times.

    (4) Subpart F--Floor and Equipment Wash--NSPS.

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                             Maximum for
       Pollutant or pollutant property         Maximum for     monthly
                                                any 1 day      average
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                Metric units--mg/kg of
                                                    cells produced

                                               English units--pounds per
                                               1,000,000 pounds of cells
                                                       produced
                                             ---------------
Lead........................................         0.026         0.012
Silver......................................         0.027         0.011
Iron........................................         0.112         0.057
COD.........................................         4.70          2.30
TSS.........................................         1.41          1.13
pH..........................................     (\1\)         (\1\)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
\1\ Within the range of 7.5-10.0 at all times.

    (5) Subpart F--Air Scrubber--NSPS.

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                             Maximum for
        Pollutant or pollutant property         Maximum for    monthly
                                                 any 1 day     average
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                 Metric units--mg/kg of
                                                     cells produced

                                                  English units--pounds
                                                 per 1,000,000 pounds of
                                                     cells produced
                                               --------------
TSS...........................................      8,467.0      4,030.0
pH............................................        (\1\)        (\1\)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
\1\ Within the range of 7.5-10.0 at all times.

    (b) There shall be no discharge allowance for process wastewater 
pollutants from any battery manufacturing operation other than those 
battery manufacturing operations listed above.

[49 FR 9134, Mar. 9, 1984; 49 FR 13879, Apr. 9, 1984]